Newcomer was initially charged with four counts of forgery of a certificate of title, a Class IV felony. Pursuant to a plea agreement with the State, Newcomer pled no contest to one count and the State dismissed the remaining three counts. According to the factual basis provided by the State at the plea hearing, on November 3, 2014, police officers located three vehicles parked outside of Newcomer... More...   $0 (03-20-2016 - NE)

At 4:20 p.m. on January 20, 2012, Paul Dwight Davenport, a pharmacist at the H.E.B. grocery store in Abilene, received a message on the pharmacy’s prescription phone-in system. The call purported to be from someone named “Lisa” at Dr. Brad Kendrick’s office. The caller requested a prescription of thirty tablets of “Norco 10” for Appellant. Davenport testified that Norco 10 is a combination of h... More...   $0 (03-18-2016 - TX)

Jobson was arrested for forgery when he attempted to cash a forged check. In a videotaped
interview with police, Jobson stated he was approached by a woman who said she needed to cash
a check for $460.00 but had no identification with which to do so. She asked if Jobson had
identification, and when he said that he did, she asked Jobson to cash the check for her. According
to Jo... More...   $0 (03-16-2016 - TX)

Mr. Blurton’s aunt and uncle, Sharon and Donnie Luetjen, and their 15-year-old granddaughter, Taron Luetjen,1F2 lived together in Cole Camp. Mr. Blurton had not been to the Luetjens’ home in about five years, but he had visited their home as a child and had lived with the Luetjens for a few months in 2004 after he was released from prison. At
that time, the Luetjens had helped him buy a veh... More...   $0 (03-15-2016 - MO)

On December 26, 2013, a man entered the Food King in Texas City and
attempted to purchase cigarettes with a $100 bill. Crystal Morris, the cashier,
realized that the bill was counterfeit and notified the store’s assistant manager,
Anthony Melcher. Morris testified that the man, whom she recognized as a regular
customer, asked her to give him back the bill but Melcher told him... More...   $0 (03-15-2016 - TX)

James and Vivian Gray were shot to death in their home. The Grays
were generally considered affluent, having owned and operated a successful
downtown business for decades. They had a tumultuous relationship with
their son, James Anthony Gray. This family rift and allegedly missing wills
that purportedly disinherited Gray made him an immediate person-of-interest,
and ultima... More...   $0 (03-14-2016 - KY)

Raymond Gleason appeals his convictions of burglary of a dwelling and dealing in stolen property. He raises three issues, two of which we find have no merit. However, we agree with Gleason that his conviction should be reversed based on improper closing argument by the prosecutor.
Evidence at trial showed that, while the victim was at work, someone entered both her home and a shed located... More...   $0 (03-12-2016 - FL)

San Francisco, CA - Real Estate Development Company And Its President Ordered To Pay $1 Million In Restitution For Securities Fraud And Wildlife Violations

Judgment Includes Order To Provide 107-Acre Conservation Easement Valued At $3 Million

Wildlife Management, LLC, an Alameda County development company, and its President, James Tong, were sentenced for securities fraud and vio... More...   $0 (03-11-2016 - CA)

McMillion has been married to her husband, Caleb McMillion (Caleb), since March 2007. Their son, S.M., was born in August 2007. In late September 2012, after getting into an argument with Caleb, McMillion told her father-in-law that she had “put her mouth on [S.M.] a couple of times” and that she did so, in order to save her marriage, because Caleb “was into that.” McMillion told him that Caleb ha... More...   $0 (03-05-2016 - NE)

On May 20, 2014, asset protection employees at a Fort Wayne Walmart
observed Fincher placing $337.14 worth of merchandise into shopping bags she
had brought into the store and placed inside a cart. She then attempted to exit
the store without paying for the merchandise and was apprehended by Fort
Wayne Police officers. Fincher was arrested and transported to the police
s... More...   $0 (02-28-2016 - IN)

Between the dates of April 2012 and July 2014, Jamaal Miller
committed theft in Webster Parish of more than $60,000.00 worth of
merchandise belonging to his former employer, Fibrebond Corporation. In
July 2014, it was determined that 76 items of merchandise were taken,
worth a total value of $63,534.95. The merchandise was traced through a
number of pawn shops and scrap yards... More...   $0 (02-27-2016 - LA)

In accordance with a plea bargain with the State, the trial court entered an
order deferring adjudication and placing appellant, Earl Wilmore, on five years’
community supervision. The State moved to adjudicate and the trial court found
Wilmore had violated conditions of his community supervision and adjudicated
him guilty of the state jail felony offense of forgery. See TEX.... More...   $0 (02-26-2016 - TX)

In 2012, Appellant-Respondent Gregory Manis was charged with one count of
Class D felony theft and eighty-seven counts of Class C felony forgery. In
charging Manis, Appellee-Petitioner the State of Indiana (the “State”) alleged
that Manis stole nearly $80,000 from the Utility Workers Union of America
Local #108 (the “Union”) in order to satisfy his gambling addiction. Manis ... More...   $0 (02-25-2016 - )

The State charged the defendant with forgery and falsifying a public document. After a jury found the defendant guilty, the district court sentenced him to a term of imprisonment. The defendant appealed. We transferred the case to the court of appeals, and the court of appeals affirmed the convictions. The defendant asked for further review, which we granted. On further review, we allow the c... More...   $0 (02-25-2016 - IA)

New Orleans, LA - Slidell Woman Sentenced for Lying to Federal Agents

Tracy C. Hartman, 49, of Slidell, was sentenced for lying to federal agents.

U.S. District Judge Martin L.C. Feldman sentenced HARTMAN to three years probation. Additionally, HARTMAN was ordered to pay $9,443 in restitution to the Small Business Administration (SBA) which is the amount of money lost by the SBA... More...   $9433 (02-24-2016 - LA)

The defendant, Keith Trammell, was convicted by a Shelby County jury of theft over $1000, a Class D felony; vandalism over $500, a Class E felony; and two counts of coercion of a witness, a Class D felony. The trial court sentenced him as a career offender to twelve years for the theft conviction, six years for the vandalism conviction, and twelve years for each of the coercion convictions. The ... More...   $0 (02-22-2016 - TN)

On Wednesday, March 20, 2013, Memphis homeowner and resident Wendy Trenthem and her teenaged son discovered two men lifting her central air conditioning condenser unit into the back of a pickup truck. Mrs. Trenthem took the men‟s photographs, went inside to call the police, and watched from her kitchen as the men attempted to start the pickup truck. When the truck would not start, one of ... More...   $0 (02-22-2016 - TN)

The State charged the defendant with forgery and falsifying a public document. After a jury found the defendant guilty, the district court sentenced him to a term of imprisonment. The defendant appealed. We transferred the case to the court of appeals, and the court of appeals affirmed the convictions. The defendant asked for further review, which we granted. On further review, we allow the c... More...   $0 (02-21-2016 - IA)

At trial, Janet Zimmer, the manager of Sixt Rent-A-Car in Daytona, Florida, testified
that on February 26, 2013, Price rented a 2013 Mercedes C class sedan. Zimmer testified the
vehicle was almost brand new; it had been purchased for $32,876; Price had rented the vehicle
until March 4; he provided an American Express card at the time of the rental; the vehicle
could not be driven o... More...   $0 (02-20-2016 - )

On May 27, 2014, Robbie Jewel Lewis was sentenced by the Circuit Court of
Independence County to sixty months’ probation on his negotiated plea of guilty to two
counts of second-degree forgery, a Class C felony. The State subsequently filed a petition to
revoke probation, alleging that Lewis had violated various conditions of his probation. At a
May 12, 2015 revocation hearing, t... More...   $0 (02-20-2016 - AR)

On March 27, 2013, Perez entered into a plea agreement agreeing to plead
guilty to one count of Class C felony forgery. In exchange for her guilty plea,
the State agreed to dismiss eight additional Class C felony forgery counts.
Pursuant to the terms of the plea agreement, on June 2, 2013, Perez was
ordered to serve a four-year sentence, with one year served in home detention <... More...   $0 (02-17-2016 - IN)

TULSA, OK - THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA charged THOMAS ANTHONY MARTIN and MANDERSON KEITH JONES with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: FORG, PUBLISHING COUNTERFEIT INSTRUMENT OR COINS AS TRUE, in violation of 21 O.S. 1592
Date of Offense: 04/23/2014

Party Name

Disposition Information

MARTIN, THOMAS ANTHONY Disposed: DISMISSED, 10/12/2015. Dismissed- Request of the St... More...   $0 (02-16-2016 - OK)

In May 2012, Graham pled guilty to two counts of class C felony forgery and
one count of class D felony receiving stolen property. The trial court sentenced
Graham to concurrent seven-year sentences for the class C felonies and a
consecutive term of two years for the class D felony. Graham was sentenced to
nine years in the Department of Correction, with four years suspended ... More...   $0 (02-16-2016 - IN)

Benjamin Smith appeals the district court's denial of his motions for modification or correction of sentence. Smith contends the district court erred by classifying his pre-Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA) convictions for aggravated burglary and robbery as person felonies. Smith's claim is controlled by our recent decision in State v. Keel, 302 Kan. 560, 357 P.3d 251 (2015). Following Keel... More...   $0 (02-13-2016 - KS)

Appellant was indicted for the offense of forgery against an elderly individual. On the first day of trial, Appellant’s trial counsel filed an unverified motion for continuance. Counsel alleged in this motion that he believed that, on or about November 21, 2013, “the County Attorney told him that the case was going to be set for trial in January.” Trial counsel further alleged that he did not r... More...   $0 (02-12-2016 - TX)